MIAMI-A city-appointed review commission is urging elected city officials to approve a $281 million mixed-used, marina-hotel project on the southwestern tip of Watson Island, an 86-acre artificial island adjacent to the Port of Miami cruise ship-turning basin.

WACO, TX-Kamco Property picks up the 224-unit Lakeshore North complex in Waco, paying HUD nearly $3.6 million in a foreclosure. The new titleholder is planning to spend upward of $500,000 to renovate the 16-year-old property.

LONDON-A new report from the Corporation of London and the RICS Foundation highlights the growing use of innovative financial techniques in the property sector. But it found that the innate conservatism of many property professionals is hampering flexibility.

TAMPA, FL-The principal at Crow's Tampa office now heads the company's development services in the Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville markets of North Florda. Tampa is 80 miles west of Downtown Orlando.